Episode 9: Taking a Distribution Business Public

On August 4, 2026, CEO Rob Aarnes rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange as ADI Global Distribution (NYSE: ADIG) began trading as an independent public company, after more than a decade leading the business inside two different manufacturing parents companies. In this episode of Distributors Deliver, NAW CEO Eric Hoplin sits down with Aarnes to talk about that day, the unconventional path that took him from the Naval Academy to a struggling eyewear startup to the CEO of one of the largest low-voltage distributors in the world, and what it took, behind the scenes, to separate a distribution business from its manufacturing parent in about a year. Subscribe to Distributors Deliver for more conversations with the most dynamic leaders in the distribution industry. To learn more about ADI Global, visit: https://www.adiglobal.com/. Investors, visit: https://investor.adiglobal.com/overvi... Subscribe to ADI Global's YouTube Channel:    / @adiglobaldist